面朝黄土背朝天
Traditional form:
面朝黃土背朝天
Pinyin (reading):
miàncháohuángtǔbèicháotiān
Definitions:
- face to the ground, back to the sky
Characters:
- 面 - face; surface, side; plane, dimension
- 朝 - to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
- 黄 - yellow; surname
- 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth
- 背 - back, backside; to betray, to violate
- 朝 - to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
- 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
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